Transmit to Your Eyeholes: Week Ending 8/9/2020

I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (8/3/20 through 8/9/20) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Carrie Arnold’s Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a COVID-19 vaccine—but the ecosystem may suffer for National Geographic: Content warning for animal bleeding. Drug companies are in a “damned … Continued

Two Months Later, Retailers Struggle with the DC Split from Diamond

In June, DC Comics announced it would cease its relationship with distributor Diamond, fulling transitioning to DCBS’ Luna and Midtown Comics’ UCS rather than following through with the non-exclusive deal made in April. As reported by Heidi MacDonald at Comics Beat, DC accounted for 30% of Diamond’s sales. Because the distributor has held a position … Continued

Transmit to Your Eyeholes: Week Ending 8/2/2020

I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (7/27/20 through 8/2/20) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Emma Balter’s Houston’s vegan scene booms into a patchwork of cuisines for Houston Chronicle: Houston really does have some amazing places to eat vegan food these days, so I’m happy … Continued

Transmit to Your Eyeholes: Week Ending 7/26/2020

I read a lot. This is a selection of what I read this week (7/19/20 through 7/26/20) that I think you should read, too. Articles *Ali Breland’s Why are Right-Wing Conspiracies So Obsessed with Pedophilia? for Mother Jones: The roots of Satanic Panic in the 1980s and today’s Pizzagate go as far back as the … Continued

I Left My Mark in Insider Art’s Bathroom!

Insider Art is a multi-pronged project raising money to support women and non-binary comic book retailers facing financial hardship due to coronavirus-related shop closures. Anyone hoping to show some love for a project centered on “comics, crafts, and cats” – organized and edited by Shelly Bond, Nicole Boose, Elizabeth Brei, Megan Brown, Sofie Dodgson, Jen … Continued